She Didn't Hate Her Job BUT She Left to Start a Private Practice Anyway with Heather Danielkiewicz
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What is the new private‑practice roadmap and why is it easier for clinicians now?
Starting a private practice isn't what it used to be. Today's clinicians are starting private practices much quicker, easier, and cheaper than before. And they aren't guessing their way through it or getting stuck in analysis paralysis, they're following a tried and true roadmap in order to save time, money, and frustration. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel or struggle to figure out how to start a private practice on your own. We've helped thousands of SLPs and OTs through this process and now we want to help you too. For a limited time, I'm offering a free copy of our private practice roadmap, specifically for SLPs and OTs who are curious about private practice and want to see what the journey looks like.
To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice.com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Hey there, future and current private practice owners. Before we get to today's guest, I want to talk about something that I think keeps clinicians stuck in the process of starting their private practice. And it's not the money, it's not fear, it's guilt. Here's what I hear all the time: someone tells me that they're thinking about private practice, and then almost in the same breath, they start defending their job. They say things like, My district is actually really good, my colleagues are wonderful, and my Caseload isn't even that bad. And then comes the line, but I feel guilty leaving.
And maybe you have felt this way too, especially if you're relatively happy and looking for a bad enough reason to leave. Somewhere along the way, and maybe it's because of listening to this podcast, you decided that you needed a villain, like a toxic supervisor, an impossible caseload, or a real horror story before you're allowed to want something. Different. And so if it turns out that your job is actually perfectly fine, you decide that the problem might be you. It's not you. Fit and quality are two completely different things. A job can be genuinely good, but still be the wrong shape for your life. A great district, colleagues you love, but it still doesn't fit. All of those things can be true at the same time.
When you work for someone else, they set your hours, your caseloads. Size, your service delivery model, how much paperwork you do, how much time you get with every client. It's that lack of control and putting everyone else first that gets tiresome as the years go on. And you start to ask, hey, what about me? Starting your own private practice might be the first time that you get to set the shape of your life. And that is at the heart of what I call the lifestyle private practice approach, right? Taking that Life first approach, where your life goes on the calendar before a single client does. But I also want to add something to that today because there's a version of this that I see people miss. Life first isn't about just what days you work, but it's also about how full those days are.
So make sure that you are building white space into your day on purpose and build it now, not later once you're established. And then I want you to run the numbers because they A slower practice still has to pay the bills. And that's exactly what our numbers made simple calculators are for, especially if you're not a numbers person. Now, one more thing before we jump in. You do not have to leave your job all at once. In fact, some of the strongest practices that I've seen were built next to a part-time job on purpose for months or maybe even years. And today you're gonna hear exactly how that worked for one of my students and how How it can work for you too. I'm Jenna Castro-Kasbon, speech language pathologist, business coach, and creator of the Start Your Private Practice System.
And I'm on a mission to turn stuck SLPs into successful private practitioners. If you're tired of dealing with high productivity requirements, high caseload sizes, and low pay, it's time to take control of your professional, personal, and financial life and finally get the freedom, flexibility, and financial abundance that you deserve by working with private clients in your own practice.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the new private‑practice roadmap and why is it easier for clinicians now?
0:00–6:02
2
How did Heather’s early career and graduate‑student encounter spark her move toward private practice?
6:02–12:08
3
What made Heather decide to officially start her own practice after years in the school system?
12:08–20:13
4
How did she set up the legal and financial foundations of Momma D SLP?
20:13–27:23
5
Which client populations does Heather focus on and how does she integrate language, literacy, and executive‑function support?
27:23–32:29
6
In what ways has a part‑time school job plus private practice created the lifestyle she wanted?
32:29–33:22
Speakers
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